From the 1970s to the 1990s, popular opinion felt that ______.

A. prisons should focus more on therapy for prisoners
B. community sanctions would work better than incarceration
C. rehabilitation efforts for inmates were failing
D. sentences should be reduced for good behavior


C. rehabilitation efforts for inmates were failing

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On completion of the closing arguments, the ________ charges (instructs) the jury on the law of the case

Fill in the blank with correct word.

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"As long as I leave home at 7:00am, I don't have to worry about missing the bus.". This is an example of a(n):

a. theory. b. hypothesis. c. observation. d. verification.

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The philosophy of community corrections assumes that:

A) only the offender needs to change. B) only the community needs to change. C) both the offender and the community need to adapt. D) the offender and the community do not need to adapt. E) the offender cannot change, but can be prevented from further wrongdoing through the close supervision of the community.

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Which of the below items is not a part of the corpus delicti of a crime?

a. elements of the offense b. the criminal act c. the required intent d. the identity of the offender

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